U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9627: Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act
Status: In committee, July 9, 2026
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.
What the bill says
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.
From the introduced text, July 9, 2026:
A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act . SECTION 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) As the Vietnam war spread south and west into Laos, the Central Intelligence Agency recruited and trained Hmong tribesmen to fight back against the communist North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao. (2) Over 30,000 Hmong men fought the ground war, flew combat missions, gathered intelligence on North Vietnamese troop movements, interrupted the Ho-Chi-Min Supply Trail, and rescued American pilots downed behind enemy lines. (3) The Hmong people suffered heavy casualties, and their soldiers died at a rate ten times as high as that of American soldiers in Vietnam. (4) Following the Vietnam war, many Hmong were displaced from their villages as they were either bombed or burned down by the North Vietnamese and over 150,000 Hmong fled Laos when the nation fell to communist forces on May 14, 1975. (5) Due to their ties to the American military, many Hmong who fled Laos came to the United States as refugees to start a new life. (6) Currently, there are over 327,000 Hmong living in the United States, …
Sponsors
- Glenn Grothman (R, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Bryan Steil (R, HD-001)
- Tom Tiffany (R, HD-WI-7)
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R, HD-005)
- Tony Wied (R, HD-008)
- Gwen Moore (D, HD-004)
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB9627?
- HB9627 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act.
- What does HB9627 do?
- In its own words: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.
- What is the status of HB9627?
- In committee as of July 9, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9627?
- Glenn Grothman (R, HD-006), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9627?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9627
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